May 26, 2010--5/26/2010 10 Night Mediterranean

[Eeyore77]

Tammy, Glad you're back! I changed to a cat 12 too! DH was less than thrilled at first, but after I told him what we are saving will pay for our airfare, he was OK with it. Told DD I changed our category, and she got very excited and said "did you get us a cat 3????" The look on her face when I told her I went the other direction was priceless!!! But I am beyond thrilled!!!

We're at the 6 month mark today till we cruise!!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Did you get a room # or are you a GTY room?

 

[sinnika]

Did you get a room # or are you a GTY room?

We'll be a GTY since there are 4 of us. None of the 12's hold 4 people but they let you book four in a cat 12. When we cruised in June and booked a cat 12 (there were 3 of us), we did not get our room assignment till about 45 days out. We did not get upgraded but the 12 was fine for us. On that cruise, there were about 30 families on our cruise meet who booked cat 12's so most got moved up since I think there are only 13 of them. I guess its a smart way to fill the ship by occasionally opening up some cat 12's at a great price.

 

[Eeyore77]

We'll be a GTY since there are 4 of us. None of the 12's hold 4 people but they let you book four in a cat 12. When we cruised in June and booked a cat 12 (there were 3 of us), we did not get our room assignment till about 45 days out. We did not get upgraded but the 12 was fine for us. On that cruise, there were about 30 families on our cruise meet who booked cat 12's so most got moved up since I think there are only 13 of them. I guess its a smart way to fill the ship by occasionally opening up some cat 12's at a great price.

Sounds good to me I am going to try to call tomorrow when they open to see if these are still available. I would love to save some money... LOL Then again who wouldn't.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Sounds good to me I am going to try to call tomorrow when they open to see if these are still available. I would love to save some money... LOL Then again who wouldn't.

I think the cat 12 at this price is a no brainer for me and I think there are still cabins left at this price. They are really trying to fill the ship, I just wish that the week after from Barcelona to Dover was as cheap.

 

[Eeyore77]

Well I just called DCL and there are no more Cat. 12 rooms available for this sailing. Oh well!!! I guess the fact that our trip has a holiday weekend in it makes it more popular. I tried! I guess we will have to stick with using our DVC points for half of this one.

 

[bewitched00]

Well I just called DCL and there are no more Cat. 12 rooms available for this sailing. Oh well!!! I guess the fact that our trip has a holiday weekend in it makes it more popular. I tried! I guess we will have to stick with using our DVC points for half of this one.

I was going to let you know my sister's experience from a previous cruise-- she was wait listed for a Cat. 12 after they sold out-- she ended up getting the Cat. 12 but had to wait until 30 days out to find out- they ended up opening the Cat. up again. She was already booked in a Cat. 11- so it wasn't a big deal if it didn't happen. Just thought I would let you know.

 

[bewitched00]

Thank you Bewitched00 for the cat 12 tip. I saved a few thousand myself by switching. I am so grateful that they opened up the cat 12 because I have been checking on them for the last year and they were never available. Disney was kind enough to put a party of 4 in a cat 11 at the cat 12 price. Thank you Disney. The savings alone will pay for a big chunk of our airfare.
So tho you Bewitched I am eternally grateful. Thank you again.

You are so welcome!! I am glad that you could save some money as well.
I considered it a Thanksgiving blessing!

 

[sinnika]

Well I just called DCL and there are no more Cat. 12 rooms available for this sailing. Oh well!!! I guess the fact that our trip has a holiday weekend in it makes it more popular. I tried! I guess we will have to stick with using our DVC points for half of this one.

This was my experience with the cat 12's for the June western car. cruise: they were available, then they weren't, then Disney would release a few more. I spent 2 days solid trying to book two rooms. I booked in Jan. I was able to email my TA as soon as I spotted them and she snagged them for me. Or if you are not using a TA, grab them yourself as soon as you see them. So don't give up. They could randomly pop up again. It was worth 2 days of my time on the computer considering what I saved last time. And this deal is even better! I saved over $5500 by going from a cat 6 to a cat 12!! Thank you Bewitched00!

 

[threebritts]

Hi!!!! Guess what? The cheap Category 12 cabins have lured me back to Disney from Royal Caribbean! I booked tonight just after I saw those cheap cheap rates. Tahitian, Sinnika, threeBrits, and all you Repo'ers and former cruisemates, I will see you onboard!!

YAY!!!!!!!! I was glad to see you came back! Will be nice to see you and the kids again!We were lured back to Disney from RCL too, they are a great cruise line but its just not "Disney" and with my friends daughter coming I wanted her to experience that!

Im glad you like the logo, were getting some shirts for xmas ( oops I hope tom doesnt read this LOL)!

Going to Vegas in am with my mom for 4 days ( hoping to win some cruise money). The excursions looked nice but yes OUCH to the prices!Was cute when we were at Epcot and went to Italy last weekend , bethany saw a alabaster four leaf clover little charm and it has "Fortuna" on it and Bethany said I have to have it so I have it packed and hope it works! If I win millions were all getting the upgrade fairy

Hope everyone has a great weekend and recovers from turkey coma!


Heather

 

[TammyAlphabet]

YAY!!!!!!!! I was glad to see you came back! Will be nice to see you and the kids again!We were lured back to Disney from RCL too, they are a great cruise line but its just not "Disney" and with my friends daughter coming I wanted her to experience that!

Im glad you like the logo, were getting some shirts for xmas ( oops I hope tom doesnt read this LOL)!

Going to Vegas in am with my mom for 4 days ( hoping to win some cruise money). The excursions looked nice but yes OUCH to the prices!Was cute when we were at Epcot and went to Italy last weekend , bethany saw a alabaster four leaf clover little charm and it has "Fortuna" on it and Bethany said I have to have it so I have it packed and hope it works! If I win millions were all getting the upgrade fairy

Hope everyone has a great weekend and recovers from turkey coma!


Heather

I am looking forward to seeing you guys too. Anyway you can talk Holly into coming and bringing Tyler?

 

[Nyanchan]

Hello! We booked while aboard the Magic this past week... Cat 12 room, never stayed in anything but a balcony room, but for the $$ savings we'll deal with it! It's the 3 of us, DH, DD-5 & me.

All the planning is up to me, so I'm freaking out a little bit. DH is not very adventuresome, so he's wanting to do the Disney tours... but $$ is OUCH! I'm also a little hesitant to bring DD on all the tours, but don't want to leave her in the Oceaneers Club that long either. What a quandry!

Thinking of flying in a few days early....

D~

 

[HappyGrumpy]

Hey All, jumping on this thread to seek some info!

Now that the May 15th Med cat 12 is $2600 for both me and the hubby we can consider going on this cruise however I cannot book it until the end of Dec so I am crossing my fingers we can still get on!

Does anyone know if that cruise is sold out for cat 12's? for that cruise?

AND..are most of you all doing a med cruise using DCL Port Adventures or going along with other members of the boards on private excursions?

Just curious to see if the cost of the PA seem reasonable or high to others!

Thanks!

 

[HappyGrumpy]

Sorry Ya'll I will post on the May 15th Med Thread!::

 

[Pluto 2]

just booked this cruise with the great cat 12 price.the cat 12 have been coming and going on this cruise.it was on there thanksgiving went to book it on friday and it was gone so i booked the may 5. yesterday the cat 12 was on there for this cruise so i called to switch from may 5 to this cruise and the lady told me the cat 12 are not on here for this cruise i said yes it is i just looked at it, looked at it again myself and yes it was gone that fast.planning on staying at barcelona 2 nights before the cruise and one night after the cruise.

 

[Pluto 2]

Well I just called DCL and there are no more Cat. 12 rooms available for this sailing. Oh well!!! I guess the fact that our trip has a holiday weekend in it makes it more popular. I tried! I guess we will have to stick with using our DVC points for half of this one.

keep checking just booked the cat 12 on this cruise. about a half an hour ago.

 

[sinnika]

keep checking just booked the cat 12 on this cruise. about a half an hour ago.

That's how it was for our June cruise. Lots of cat 12's booked. One minute they would be there, then they would be gone. So if you really want one, spend the time on the DCL site - just keep on refreshing the page. And as soon as you see one, snag it! I think we are going to see this cruise grow in numbers quickly! Most of us on our June 13th meet thread had booked cat 12's! I think we had 30 or 35 families booked in cat 12's. So of course, majority was upgraded since there are only 13 cat 12 staterooms. I actually liked the inside cabin. Made it great for sleeping!

 

[TammyAlphabet]

That's how it was for our June cruise. Lots of cat 12's booked. One minute they would be there, then they would be gone. So if you really want one, spend the time on the DCL site - just keep on refreshing the page. And as soon as you see one, snag it! I think we are going to see this cruise grow in numbers quickly! Most of us on our June 13th meet thread had booked cat 12's! I think we had 30 or 35 families booked in cat 12's. So of course, majority was upgraded since there are only 13 cat 12 staterooms. I actually liked the inside cabin. Made it great for sleeping!

That is so true! I am hoping to catch some super super low fares on the 7 night repo now. I will have to check everyday.

 

[Pluto 2]

well i just called dcl to add some hotel stays before and after the cruise.
i wanted 2 nights before the cruise all they had left was le meridian at 599 a night so i just got 1 night because of cost. i went to the hotel website to see how much it will cost they wanted 395 euro. still expensive. than the one night after the cruise is at the hilton. i might change the before night to a differnt hotel on my own than maybe for two nights. the lady at dcl said to keep checking back to see availability of the other hotels. people dropping out of ther cruise or changing their mind about the hotel. or maybe dcl will buy some more rooms

 

[Eeyore77]

well i just called dcl to add some hotel stays before and after the cruise.
i wanted 2 nights before the cruise all they had left was le meridian at 599 a night so i just got 1 night because of cost. i went to the hotel website to see how much it will cost they wanted 395 euro. still expensive. than the one night after the cruise is at the hilton. i might change the before night to a differnt hotel on my own than maybe for two nights. the lady at dcl said to keep checking back to see availability of the other hotels. people dropping out of ther cruise or changing their mind about the hotel. or maybe dcl will buy some more rooms

I was shocked by the hotel prices. We have decided to book the night after the cruise with our hilton honors points. It will save us a pile and my husband gets a ton of them since he is on the road all the time.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

I am staying at the Hotel Jazz for a couple nights before the cruise. Not very family friendly but pretty highly rated hotel.